CHAPTER 9 Quick Reference Guides

###Commands and Their Usage

Command

Usage

Initialization

init

a = vcs.init()
Help

help

vcs.help()

objecthelp

a.objecthelp(b)
Canvas

mode

a.mode = 1

update

a.update()

open

a.open()

close

a.close()

flushcanvas

a.flushcanvas()

refreshcanvas

a.refreshcanvas()

portrait

a.portrait()

landscape

a.landscape()

page

a.page()

geometry

a.geometry(450, 337,100, 100)
Printing and Saving Graphics

printer

a.printer('printer_name')

gif

a.gif('gif_file_name')

postscript

a.postscript('postscript_file_name')

cgm

a.cgm('cgm_file_name')

raster

a.raster('raster_file_name')

pstogif

a.pstogif('postscript_file_name')
Plot and Clear Commands

plot

a.plot(array)

boxfill

a.boxfill(array)

continents

a.continents(array)

isofill

a.isofill(array)

isoline

a.isoline(array)

outfill

a.outfill(array)

outline

a.outline(array)

scatter

a.scatter(array)

vector

a.vector(array)

xvsy

a.xvsy(array)

xyvsy

a.xyvsy(array)

yxvsx

a.yxvsx(array)

clear

a.clear()
Query Functions

graphicsmethodname

a.graphicsmethodname('box')

getcontinentstype

a.getcontinentstype()

isgraphicsmethod

a.isgraphicsmethod()

isboxfill

a.isboxfill()

iscontinents

a.iscontinents()

isisofill

a.isisofill()

isisoline

a.isisoline()

isoutfill

a.isoutfill()

isoutline

a.isoutline()

isvector

a.isvector()

isxvsy

a.isxvsy()

isxyvsy

a.isxyvsy()

isyxvsx

a.isyxvsx()

istemplate

a.istemplate()

issecondaryobject

a.issecondaryobject()

isfillarea

a.isfillarea()

isline

a.isline()

ismarker

a.ismarker()

istextcombined

a.istextcombined()

istextorientation

a.istextorientation()

istexttable

a.istexttable()
List Available Templates, Graphics Methods and Secondary Objects

listelements

a.listelements()

show

a.show('boxfill')

list

box.list()

con.list

isol.list()

isof.list()

outl.list()

outf.list()

sct.list()

vc.list()

xy.list()

tcodel.list()

fa.list()

tt.list()

to.list()

tc.list()

Graphics Methods Objects
Boxfill

createboxfill

box = a.createboxfill('new')

getboxfill

box = a.getboxfill()
Continents

createcontinents

con = a.createcontinents('new')

getcontinents

con = a.getcontinents()
Isofill

createisofill

iso = a.createisofill('new')

getisofill

iso = a.getisofill()
Isoline

createisoline

iso = a.createisoline('new')

getisoline

iso = a.getisoline()
Outfill

createoutfill

out = a.createoutfill('new')

getoutfill

out = a.getoutfill()
Outline

createoutline

out = a.createoutline('new')

getoutline

out = a.getoutline()
Scatter

createscatter

scr = a.createscatter('new')

getscatter

scr = a.getscatter()
Vector

createvector

vc = a.createvector('new')

getvector

vc = a.getvector()
XvsY

createxvsy

xy = a.createxvsy('new')

getxvsy

xy = a.getxvsy()
Xyvsy

createxyvsy

xy = a.createxyvsy('new')

getxyvsy

xy = a.getxyvsy()
Yxvsx

createyxvsx

yx = a.createyxvsx('new')

getyxvsx

yx = a.createyxvsx()
Picture Template

createtemplate

tpl = a.createtemplate('new')

gettemplate

tpl = a.gettemplate()
Secondary Objects
Colormap Commands

setcolormap

a.setcolormap("colormap_name")

setcolorcell

a.setcolorcell(16,100,100,100)

colormapgui

a.colormapgui()
Fill Area

createfillarea

fa = a.createfillarea('new')

getfillarea

fa = a.getfillarea()
Line

createline

ln = a.createline('new')

getline

ln = a.getline()
marker

createmarker

mk = a.createmarker('new')

getmarker

mk = a.getlmarker()
Text-Combined

createtextcombined

tc = a.createtextcombined('new')

gettextcombined

tc = a.gettextcombined()
Text-Orientation

createtextorientation

to.createtextorientation('new')

gettextorientation

to = a.gettextorientation()
Text-Table

createtexttable

tt = a.createtexttable('new')

gettexttable

tt = a.gettexttable()
Remove Objects

removeobject

a.removeobject(a)
Set Default Picture Template and Graphics Methods

set

a.set('isofill','some_isofill_name')
Set Continents Type

setcontinentstype

a.setcontinentstype(3)
Animation

animate

a.animate()
Flush

flush

a.flush()
Grid

grid

a.grid(12,24, -90,90, -180,180)

resetgrid

a.resetgrid()

###VCS Cheat Sheet

init graphicsmethodname createisoline fillareaobject
help getcontinentstype getisoline createline
objecthelp isgraphicsmethod isolineobject getline
mode isboxfill createoutfill lineobject
update iscontinents getoutfill marker
open isisofill outfillobject createmarker
close isisoline createoutline getmarker
flushcanvas isoutfill getoutline markerobject
refreshcanvas isoutline outlineobject createtextcombined
portrait isvector createscatter gettextcombined
landscape isxvsy getscatter textcombinedobject
page isxyvsy scatterobject createtextorientation
geometry isyxvsx createvector gettextorientation
printer istemplate getvector textorientationobject
gif issecondaryobject vectorobject createtexttable
postscript isfillarea createxvsy gettexttable
cgm isline getxvsy texttableobject
raster ismarker xvsyobject removeobject
pstogif istextcombined createxyvsy set
plot istextorientation getxyvsy setcontinentstype
boxfill istexttable xyvsyobject animate
continents listelements createyxvsx flush
isofill show getyxvsx grid
isoline createboxfill yxvsxobject resetgrid
outfill getboxfill createtemplate list
outline boxfillobject gettemplate
scatter createcontinents templateobject
vector getcontinents setcolormap
xvsy continentsobject setcolorcell
xyvsy createisofill colormapgui
yxvsx getisofill createfillarea
clear isofillobject getfillarea
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